Former Ricoh Black Rams flyhalf Louis Fouché has been named in the Vodacom Blue Bulls touring squad to Japan for their match against the Canon Eagles on Friday, 31 July.
Fouché played for the Japanese outfit last year and has been included in the 27-man squad that will travel to Japan on Friday.
Springboks Francois Hougaard, Arno Botha, Deon Stegmann, Werner Kruger, Dean Greyling and Bandise Maku are all amongst the travelling group.
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Nollis Marais said the trip will be an important one for the squad
"This tour will help a lot with team building and should provide us with an ideal opportunity to work on a number of things, without the normal distractions at home. We showed some good signs in PE against the Kings, but I believe that the Canon Eagles will ask a few different questions and we need to adapt to that as well.”
"I am also keen to see more combinations in a match situation, so it will be important for us to get things going in that match."
The touring squad is:
Backs: Warrick Gelant, Kefentse Mahlo, Travis Ismaiel, Jamba Ulengo, William Small-Smith, Dries Swanepoel, Dan Kriel, Burger Odendaal, Louis Fouché, Tian Schoeman, Francois Hougaard, Ivan van Zyl.
Forwards: Hanro Liebenberg, Arno Botha, Deon Stegmann, Lappies Labuschagne, Roelof Smit, Jannes Kirsten, Marvin Orie, RG Snyman, Jacques du Plessis, Werner Kruger, Dean Greyling, Morne Mellett, Nqoba Mxoli, Bandise Maku, Jaco Visagie.
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Ek sou dink met du Plessis wat die Bulle aan die einde van die seisoen gaan verlaat en RG Snyman bo hom in die picking order, sou dit dalk tog in die Bulle se belang gewees het om hom tog saam te geneem Japan toe.
Janse van Rensburg het Super Rugby ondervinding en sy insluiting sou vir die Bulle meer beteken het as du Plessis, wat in elke geval sy tasse al klaar halfpad gepak het.
Ai Nollis, groot asb ou maat, nie weer Fouche nie. Ek sien selfs meer kans vir Ross in die span as weer Fouche op losskakel om weer al die besit weg te skop.
Moenie na ons 2 tree vorentoe gegee het, nou weer 5 terug gee nie.
Waar is Marais Schmidt en al die ander jong losskakels ?
Sal ook de Beer bo Fouche kies.
Stem saam oor Du Plesis. Hy moet nie nou die prioriteit wees nie!
Sterkte!!
Laat my dink aan losskakels uit die 90's - Roland de Marigny en Luke Smith. Life is like a box of chocolates, you neve rknow what you gonna get.
SA Schools squad for the Under-18 International Series:
Backs: Andell Loubser (Blue Bulls – Menlo Park), Joshua Vermeulen (Western Province – Paul Roos), Nico Leonard (Western Province – Paul Roos), David Brits (Border – Selborne), Stedman Gans (Blue Bulls – Waterkloof), Manie Libbok (SWD – Outeniqua), Manuel Ras (Western Province – Paarl Boys High), Wandisile Simelane (Golden Lions – Jeppe), Curwin Bosch (Eastern Province – Grey), Damian Willemse (Western Province – Paul Roos), Embrose Papier (Blue Bulls – Garsfontein), Jondre Williams (Western Province – Boland Landbou)
Forwards: Kwezi Mafu (Eastern Province – Grey), Hacjivah Dayimani (Golden Lions – Jeppe), Johan Visser (Western Province – Paarl Gymnasium), Cobus Wiese (Griquas CD – Hoerskool Upington), Ruben De Villiers (Western Province – Paarl Boys High), Salmaan Moerat (Western Province – Paarl Boys High), Ruben Van Heerden (Blue Bulls – AHS), Ernst Van Rhyn (Western Province – Paarl Gymnasium), Ashwyn Adams (Western Province – Rondebosch Boys High), Cabous Eloff (Blue Bulls – AHS), Dewald Maritz (Pumas – Hoerskool Nelspruit), Carlű Sadie (Western Province – Bellville High)Johan Grobbelaar (Western Province – Paarl Gymnasium), Nico Peyper (Valke – EG Jansen)
Daar was so joke gewees. Iets soos: wat het Roland de Marigny wat niemand anders het nie.
Hy het vir Sacha! was die antwoord want hy was nie juis vrot van die talent nie as ek reg onthou.
HOU BY DIE BLOU MY VOLK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toe dieBulle verloor het en Pierrre Spies met n smile die onderhoude toegestaan het was hier bloggers wat omtrent gal afgegaan het hoe pateties dit is. Schalk Burger het ook met n waardige smile die onderhoud gedoen. Wonder wat se julle daarvan. Wonder maar net wie pateties is?????
Welldone Jessie!!!!!!!
Awesome game by Jesse Kriel. He and De Allende is starting to combine brilliantly. Pollard wull flourish if the pack divers quick retention
Better tactical kicking by the Boks 9, 10 and 15.
Brilliant scrumming as well.
In the lock department I think Lood had a exceptional game.
Our loose forwards worked well by bringing in Brussouw with Louw. We had them here. Lekker quick bal for Pollard.
For 68 minutes we were the best team.
Bok Negatives:
Although this will mean no points on the board for this coming World Cup, we lack momentum and experience to clinch a game against the top teams in the final quarter.
Our attack out wide is still being caught behind the advantage line. Whether it is Etzebeth, Burger or Habana as ball carrier, we are tackled back again and again there. We will need something different, maybe fron Pollard and surprise off load?
Ruan Pienaar kicked a turn over ball in the AB half yesterday. That happened in the 68th minute. After that we did not see any ball again. We had this game in the pocket.
It doesnt seem that the bench players are currently making any impact. This is a worryingfactor for HM
Teen die All Blacks het ons konsentrasie verloor en teen die Wallabies het ons verkeerde wedstrydplan na 60 minute ons gefloor. Twee driee - een net voor rustyd en een net voor die eindfluitjie, was swak oomblikke en ek wonder of ons fiks genoeg is?
Daar was darem baie ligpunte gewees, maar die feit is ons kort 'n wen en selfvertoue om die grotes deur te trek.
Hy is n vleuel nie 'n senter nie
Hy is nr 1vir Super Rugby en tri Nations
Line Breaks en Missed tackles
Hy is nr 67 en 35 vir passes in die 2 toernooie
kies hom enige dag bo Habana of Pietersen op vleuel
Wonder of nuwe S15/18 coach volgnde jaar vir Jesse op 13 of 15 gaan gebruik...? Hy kan vir Bulle ook nag maak op 13!
Ons kyk maar.
Ek glo die coach HM wees - dan sal JJ waai en Jesse 13 speel.
Ek voorspel ook dat Jan nog gaan Currie beker speel die jaar.
En Jean gaan as nie spelende Kaptein saam WB toe.
HM sal n veelsydige speler as die 3e senter kies - iemand soos Frans Steyn of as hy kwota probleem het, Mapoe.
Tyd sal leer - maar Jesse en Damien is verseker sy eerste keuses.
The Boks just need to sort out the final stages of the game and that is where leadership and coaching management will have to learn from these two tests. Maybe we are not champion-material for this coming world cup, but who knows - with a bit of luck we can cause an upset.
John Mitchell are very skilfull, but his player management skills, even after I read his auto biography, is not good at all. Nic Mallet? Mallet will not settle for any other job than Director of Rugby coaching. Dawie Theron does excellent with our junior Boks and I like him, but he still needs some senior provincial Superrugby as a head coach.
Selfs Ewin Mckenzie was genader.
Het die unie dalk nie geld na die afgelope paar FL jare????
Al die ondersteuners het die k@k sien kom, behalwe die diknekke met die tjekboek.